The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

The Buddy Holly Story
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,363,400Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $66,169,850

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,473 $14,363,400

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 1978 (Limited) by Columbia
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lethal Weapon
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Keywords: Musicians, Biography, Biographical Drama, 1950s, Rock 'n' Roll, Posthumous Release
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,523 $66,169,850
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,911 $14,363,400
Top 1978 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 36 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,064 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 468 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 868 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Columbia Movies 26 $14,363,400

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,473 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,591 $14,363,400
Top 1978 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 36 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 154 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,629 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 687 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,462 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Columbia Movies 26 $14,363,400

Leading Cast

Gary Busey    Buddy Holly

Uncategorized

Charles Martin Smith    Ray Bob Simmons

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Rash    Director
Robert Gittler    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $66,169,850

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,473 $14,363,400

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 18th, 1978 (Limited) by Columbia
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lethal Weapon
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Musicians, Biography, Biographical Drama, 1950s, Rock 'n' Roll, Posthumous Release
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Gary Busey    Buddy Holly

Uncategorized

Charles Martin Smith    Ray Bob Simmons

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Rash    Director
Robert Gittler    Screenwriter

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,523 $66,169,850
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,911 $14,363,400
Top 1978 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 36 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,064 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 468 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 868 $14,363,400
All Time Domestic Box Office for Columbia Movies 26 $14,363,400

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,473 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,591 $14,363,400
Top 1978 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 36 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 154 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,629 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 687 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,462 $14,363,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Columbia Movies 26 $14,363,400